Anoplocheylus sinai Bagheri, Zarei, Ahaniazad, Gharekhany & Navaei-Bonab, 2013, sp. nov.

Anoplocheylus sinai sp. nov. Bagheri (Figs. 1–2) Female (n= 11). Dimensions of holotype (measurements of paratypes in parentheses): length of body (including gnathosoma) 688 (570–710), length of body (excluding gnathosoma) 500 (470–500); width 275 (200–304), length of leg I 425 (363–408), leg II 275 (230–260), leg III 338 (304–341), leg IV 413 (375–400). Dorsum (Fig. 1 A). Peritremes present in membrane connecting gnathosoma and idiosoma, entirely chambered (approximately 30 chambers in each side); prodorsal shield with a pair of claviform sensillae (sc 1) 60 (58–70) long (Fig. 1 C) and 5 pairs of simple setae with posterior pair (sc 4) very long 90 (95–110) and whip-like; hysterosoma striate and with 16 pairs of setae (c 1 -h 2); setae d 3 114 (110–132) and f 1 78 (75–80) very long Venter (Fig. 1 B). With 20 pairs of subequal setae (excluding pseudanal setae); 2 pairs of setae between coxae I, 3 pairs of aggenital setae and 3 pairs of genital setae present; with 2 pairs of pseudanal setae, ps 1 35 (34–42) dorsally and ps 2 60 (58–72) ventrally. Gnathosoma. Palp (Fig. 1 D) four-segmented; trochanter without setae; femur with 4 simple setae; small genu with 2 setae; tibiotarsus with 1 terminal claw, 2 subapical spurs, 1 falcate seta and 9 simple setae; subcapitulum with 4 pairs of setae, 2 pairs of subcapitular setae and 2 pairs of adoral setae; chelicerae (Fig. 1 A) separate and with 2 setae, proximal setae 45 (42–45) long Legs (Figs. 2 and 1 B). Legs with pretarsus (not shown in 2 A) stalked, annulated, bearing a pliable empodium; claws absent; leg femora divided; setal counts of leg segments (solenidia and seta ĸ not included) as follows: Tarsi 21 (ω)- 9 (ω)- 10 - 10, tibiae 10 (φ,ĸ)- 5-7 - 7, genua 7 - 5 - 4 - 4, telofemora 6 - 4 - 3 - 3, basifemora 8 - 3 - 3 - 2, trochanters 1-2 - 2 - 1, coxal fields 4 - 3 - 3 - 2. Etymology. This species is named in honour of Sina Zare, son of the second author. Other stages. Unknown. Type material. Holotype and ten paratype females from soil in apple and blackcherry orchards, Miandoab and Azarshahr, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, 29 September 2010, by Elham Zarei and Mansoureh Ahaniazad. The holotype and one paratype will be deposited in the mite collection of the ARC- Plant Protection Research Institute, Pretoria, South Africa and nine paratypes were deposited in the Collection of the Acarology Laboratory, University of Maragheh, Maragheh, Iran. Remarks. Anoplocheylus sinai sp. nov. closely resembles A. malayeriensis and A. clavatus in having setae (sc 1) claviform, five pairs of simple setae on the prodorsal shield, and d 3 and f 1 the longest hysterosomal setae. However, it can be easily distinguished from A. clavatus by having claviform sensillae more slender opposed to distinctly broad in A. clavatus. The new species can also be distinguished from A. malayeriensis by: (1) tarsi III and IV with 10 setae vs. 9 setae in A. malayeriensis; (2) tibiae I with 10 (φ,ĸ) vs. 9 (φ,ĸ) in A. malayeriensis; (3) telofemura II with 4 setae vs. 3 setae in A. malayeriensis; and (4) trochanter II with 2 setae vs. 1 setae in A. malayeriensis.Published as part of Bagheri, Mohammad, Zarei, Elham, Ahaniazad, Mansoureh, Gharekhany, Gholamhossein & Navaei-Bonab, Reza, 2013, Two new species of the genus Anoplocheylus Berlese, 1910 (Acari: Trombidiformes: Pseudocheylidae) from Iran, pp. 291-297 in Zootaxa 3599 (3) on pages 292-294, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3599.3.6, http://zenodo.org/record/21749

Anoplocheylus Berlese 1910

Genus Anoplocheylus Berlese, 1910 Type species: Anoplocheylus europaeus Berlese, 1910 Diagnosis. Peritremes in soft cuticle connecting gnathosoma and idiosoma (distally free or as anterolateral projections in Pseudocheylus), completely or partly chambered (striated proximally and chambered distally in Neocheylus); legs with pretarsi stalked, annulated, bearing a pliable empodium without claws (but present in some Pseudocheylus) (Ueckermann & Khanjani 2004).Published as part of Bagheri, Mohammad, Zarei, Elham, Ahaniazad, Mansoureh, Gharekhany, Gholamhossein & Navaei-Bonab, Reza, 2013, Two new species of the genus Anoplocheylus Berlese, 1910 (Acari: Trombidiformes: Pseudocheylidae) from Iran, pp. 291-297 in Zootaxa 3599 (3) on page 292, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3599.3.6, http://zenodo.org/record/21749

<strong>Two new species of the genus <em>Anoplocheylus</em> Berlese, 1910 (Acari: Trombidiformes: Pseudocheylidae) from Iran</strong>

Bagheri, Mohammad, Zarei, Elham, Ahaniazad, Mansoureh, Gharekhany, Gholamhossein, Navaei-Bonab, Reza (2013): Two new species of the genus Anoplocheylus Berlese, 1910 (Acari: Trombidiformes: Pseudocheylidae) from Iran. Zootaxa 3599 (3): 291-297, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3599.3.

Anoplocheylus kazemii Bagheri, Zarei, Ahaniazad, Gharekhany & Navaei-Bonab, 2013, sp. nov.

Anoplocheylus kazemii sp. nov. Bagheri (Figs. 3–4) Female (n = 2). Dimensions of holotype (measurements of paratype in parentheses): length of body (including gnathosoma) 688 (550), length of body (excluding gnathosoma) 500 (400); width 275 (239). length of leg I 323 (306), leg II 203 (197), leg III 245 (227), leg IV 308 (290). Dorsum (Fig. 3 A). Peritremes present in membrane connecting gnathosoma and idiosoma, entirely chambered (24–26); prodorsal shield with a pair of claviform sensillae (sc 1) 63 (60) long (Fig. 3 C) and 5 pairs of simple setae of which the posterior pair (sc 4) is very long 110 (95) and whip-like; hysterosoma striate and with 17 pairs of setae (c 1 -h 3) of which setae d 3 109 (100) and f 1 62 (60) are very long. Venter (Fig. 3 B). With 20 pairs of subequal setae (excluding pseudanal setae); one pair of setae between coxae I, 3 pairs of aggenital setae and 3 pairs of genital setae present; with 2 pairs of pseudanal setae, ps 1 40 (40) dorsally and ps 2 27 (20) ventrally. Gnathosoma. Palp (Fig. 3 D) four- segmented; trochanter without setae; femur with 4 simple setae; small genu with two setae; tibiotarsus with one terminal claw, two subapical spurs, one falcate seta and nine simple setae; subcapitulum with four pairs of setae, two pairs of subcapitular setae and two pairs of adoral setae; subcapitular setae much longer than adoral setae. Chelicerae (Fig. 3 E) separate and with 2 setae, proximal setae 32 (30) long. Legs (Figs. 4 and 3 B). Legs with pretarsus (not depicted in 4 A) stalked, annulated, bearing a pliable empodium; claws absent; leg femora divided; chaetotaxy of leg segments (solenidia and seta &kgreen; not included) as follows: tarsi 19 (ω)- 7 (ω)- 9 - 9, tibiae 8 (φ,&kgreen;)- 5 - 5 - 5, genua 7 - 5 - 4 - 4, telofemora 6 - 3 - 3 - 3, basifemora 6 - 3 - 2 - 2, trochanters 1 - 1-2 - 1, coxal fields 4 - 3 - 3 - 2. Etymology. This species is named in honour of Dr. Sahrouz Kazemi, International Center for Science, High Technology & Environmental Sciences, and friend of the senior author Other stages. Unknown. Type material. Holotype and one paratype female were collected from the soil from apple tree orchards of Miandoab, West Azerbaijan province, Iran; 17 September 2001; by Elham Zarei. The holotype will be deposited in the mite collection of the ARC- Plant Protection Research Institute, Pretoria, South Africa and paratype female was deposited in the Collection of the Acarology Laboratory, University of Maragheh, Maragheh, Iran. Remarks. Anoplocheylus kazemii sp. nov. closely resembles A. malayeriensis and A. sinai sp. nov. in having setae sc 1 (sensillae) claviform, 5 pairs of simple setae on the prodorsal shield, and d 3 and f 1 the longest hysterosomal setae. However, it can be distinguished from both of them by leg chaetotaxy: (1) tarsi I–IV with 19 (ω)- 7 (ω)- 9 - 9 opposed to 21 (ω)- 8 (ω)- 9 - 9 in A. malayeriensis and 21 (ω)- 9 (ω)- 10 - 10 in A. sinai; (2) tibiae I–IV with 8 (φ, &kgreen;)- 5 - 5 - 5 opposed to 9 (φ, &kgreen;)- 5 - 5 or 7 - 6 in A. malayeriensis and 10 (φ, &kgreen;)- 5-7 - 7 in A. sinai; (3) basifemora I-IV with 6 - 3 - 2 - 2 vs. 8 - 3 - 3 - 2 in A. malayeriensis and A. sinai; (4) trochanters I-IV with 1 - 1-2 - 1 vs. 1-2 - 2 - 1 in A. sinai; and (5) the new species has one pair of setae between coxae I opposed to two pairs in A. sinai and A. malayeriensis. Key to species of the genus Anoplocheylus Berlese (after Ueckermann and Khanjani, 2004) 1. With two subapical spurs on palptibia..................................................................... 2 - With one subapical spur on palptibia...................................................... A. europaeus Berlese 2. Prodorsal sensillae (sc 1) simple......................................................................... 8 - Prodorsal sensillae (sc 1) claviform....................................................................... 3 3. Five pairs of setae (sensillae included) present on prodorsal shield............. A. paraclavatus Van Dis and Ueckermann - Six pairs of setae (sensillae included) present on prodorsal shield................................................ 4 4. Pair of simple setae between sensillae as long as sensillae........................... A. bonabjadidiensis Navaei-Bonab - Pair of simple setae between sensillae shorter than sensillae................................................... 5 5. Claviform sensillae distinctly broad................................................. A. clavatus Baker and Atyeo - Claviform sensillae more slender........................................................................ 6 6. With one pair of setae between coxal field I, basifemur I with 6 setae.............................. A. kazemii sp. nov. - With two pairs of setae between coxal field I, basifemur I with 8 setae........................................... 7 7. Trochanter II with two setae, basifemur III with two setae.......................................... A. sinai sp. nov. - Trochanter II with one seta, basifemur III with three setae.................... A. malayeriensis Ueckermann and Khanjani 8. Tarsus III with a solenidion............................................................................. 9 - Tarsus III without solenidion........................................................................... 10 9. Most of the dorsal setae shorter than distance to setae next behind.............. A. brevisetosus Ueckermann and Khanjani - Most of the dorsal setae as long as or longer than distance to setae next behind...... A. tellustrus Van Dis and Ueckermann 10. Long posterior setae (sc 4) on prodorsal shield as long as or slightly shorter than distance to sensillae, hysterosoma with a pair of humeral setae and 4 caudal setae clearly longer than rest of hysterosomal setae......... A. transiens Delfinado and Baker - Long posterior setae (sc 4) on prodorsal shield much longer than distance to sensillae, hysterosoma with an additional pair of long setae dorsomedially on posterior third................................................................. 11 11. Anal setae ps 1 (28–35) much shorter than ps 2 (41–54), coxal field I with 4 setae... A. aegypticus Baker; A. protea (Womersley) - Anal setae subequal; coxal field I with 3 setae.................................... A. tauricus Livshitz and MitrofanovPublished as part of Bagheri, Mohammad, Zarei, Elham, Ahaniazad, Mansoureh, Gharekhany, Gholamhossein & Navaei-Bonab, Reza, 2013, Two new species of the genus Anoplocheylus Berlese, 1910 (Acari: Trombidiformes: Pseudocheylidae) from Iran, pp. 291-297 in Zootaxa 3599 (3) on pages 294-296, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3599.3.6, http://zenodo.org/record/21749

Stigmaeus maraghehiensis, a new species of the genus Stigmaeus Koch (Acari: Stigmaeidae) from northwest Iran

A new species of Stigmaeus Koch (Acari: Stigmaeidae), Stigmaeus maraghehiensis sp. nov., is described and illustrated from the soil in apple orchards in Maragheh, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. A key to all known Iranian species of the genus is provided.http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/01647954.2011.583272http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01647954.2011.58327